Equus semiplicatus

Equus semplicatus was a Pleistocene species of New World stilt-legged horse,^[2] and considered the type species for the stilt legged horses, one of three lineages of equids within the Americas,^[3] the other two being hippidionid and caballine horses.^[4] Now extinct, Equus semiplicatus once inhabited North America.^[5]

Equus semiplicatus Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Subgenus:	incertae sedis
Species:	†E. semiplicatus
Binomial name
†Equus semiplicatus E. D. Cope, 1893[1]
Synonyms
Onager semiplicatus (Cope, 1893)

Fossils found William's Cave in Texas have been identified as Equus semiplicatus.^[5]

See also

• Evolution of the horse